doing the ton

doing the ton
Driving really, really fast! but corrected by Phil Lyall as "Doing 100mph" (and I agree, although only us "oldies" would remember the thrill of the possibility your car could actually go that fast!)

Kiwi (New Zealand slang). 2013.

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